Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors

In yet another page-turner, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed management expert Patrick Lencioni addresses the costly and maddening issue of silos, the barriers that create organizational politics. Silos devastate organizations, kill productivity, push good people out the door, and jeopardize the achievement of corporate goals.

As with his other books, Lencioni writes Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars as a fictional—but eerily realistic—story. The story is about Jude Cousins, an eager young management consultant struggling to launch his practice by solving one of the more universal and frustrating problems faced by his clients. Through trial and error, he develops a simple yet ground-breaking approach for helping them transform confusion and infighting into clarity and alignment.

What's Included:

• Hardcover,
  224 pages, February 2006

Author:   Patrick M. Lencioni
Format:  Hardcover
Item #:   978-0-7879-7638-5
Price:     $22.95

Table of Contents

Introduction.
The Fable. Part One: Entrepreneurial Ambition.
Part Two: Roller Coaster.
Part Three: Rally.
Part Four: Moments of Truth.
The Theory.
Introduction to Silos.
Components of the Model.
Identifying a Thematic Goal.
Case Studies.
Managing and Organizing Around the Thematic Goal.
Thematic Goals and Long-Term Context.
Making Matrix Organizations Work.
Getting Started.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.